How to Pronounce "the" in English
Normally, we pronounce "
the" with a short sound (like "
thuh"). But when
the" comes before a
vowel sound, we pronounce it as a long
"thee".
vowel sound................…we write……………we say
A …………………………….the apple ……………………..thee apple
E…………………………….. the egg ………………………thee egg
I …………………………… the ice cream ………………..thee ice cream
O……………………………... the orange ………………….thee orange
U………………………… the ugli fruit ………………….thee ugli fruit
It is important to understand that it is what we say that matters, not what we write. It is the sound that matters, not the letter used in writing a word. So we use a long "thee" before a vowel sound, not necessarily before a vowel. Look at these cases:
we write …. .. ……..with ………… ……we say…………………….. with
The house …………. consonant (h)…… thuh house ……………..consonant sound
the hour ……………consonant (h)……… thee our……………….vowel sound
the university…………vowel (u)……… thuh youniversity……… consonant sound
the umbrella…………..vowel (u)………..thee umbrella…………..vowel sound
Emphatic the [thee]
When we wish to place emphasis on a particular word, we can use "emphatic the"
COLOR="magenta"]thee[/COLOR, whether or not the word begins with a consonant or vowel sound. For example:
A: I saw the [thuh] President yesterday.
B: What! The [thee] President of the United States?
A: Yes, exactly.
التعليقات
useful subject, all we have alot of mistakes in pronounce of English.
In this case and others like it, we have to know prononuce of all words :sad: :sad:
very nice & simple way of explaination
thanks alot